Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 852 | 762 | 694 | 569 | 394 | 303 | 249 | 161 | 104 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 61 | 103 | 92 | 137 | 100 | 92 | 90 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:10PM1.76m | 00:33AM1.76m | 1:05PM1.88m | 1:27AM1.82m | 2:00PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.27m | 6:21PM0.28m | 6:44AM0.19m | 7:17PM0.22m | 7:37AM0.12m | 8:15PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 293 | 852 | 762 | 694 | 569 | 394 | 303 | 249 | 161 | 104 | 77 | 55 | 52 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 61 | 103 | 88 | 112 | 100 | 92 | 90 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 286 | 74 | 38 | 144 | 126 | 78 | 72 | 41 | 6 | 50 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 60 | 97 | 92 | 137 | 89 | 77 | 73 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SW 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 8 | S 3 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 112 | 100 | 86 | 220 | 56 | 15 | 121 | 55 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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